Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1887-06-14
Local Miscellany.

iron balcony in front of the building
of Mr.. Henry DUNN.
Maj. Jas. Law. Hooff, President of
the County Court, has been sick for
some days past.
Letters are advertised in Charles
ton for William G. Earnshaw and
Joseph Trapncll.
The Independent and Citizens
Fire Companies, of this place, will go
IL Martinsburg on the 4th of July.
Geo. Hart is building stone wall
along the part of the lot of Mr.. Ma
son Heidwohl, on West Main Street.
Ground has been broken for the
Episcopal Colored Chapel, on the lot
recently purchased of Mr.. Geo. II.
1Iagley.
The ladies of Duflields will hold a
lawn festival at that place on Friday
and Saturday evenings, June 18th
and 18th.
Mr.. w. W. johnson is painting the
fronts of the stores of Messrs. Jones
and Butler, in the building of Mr..
Gustav Brown.
The corporate authorities are mac
adamizing the small portion of Water
street north of the town run-a much
needed Improvement.
Mr.. D. Amman, agent for funding
the jefferson county bonds, informs
us that he has gotten in the last of
the per cent. bonds.
Mr.. Jas. W. Carney has painted
his dwelling on West Main street,
and Mrs. MoIcr, in the same locality,
is having her dwelling painted.
L C. Green, Jr., Regent of the
West Virginia University, attended
the commencement exercises of that
institution of learning last week.
The Independent Fire Company
turned out Saturday afternoon for
parade and drill, and the Citizens
Company had their engine out for
practice.
Messrs. Weirick & Weller, of this
place, have contracted to furnish q
condcnsing boiler and a smokestack
so feet high for the new ice factory
of.Roanokc, Va.
Some of the boys say the walking
is good from Shcna ndoah Junction to
Charlcstown. They tried it last Sum
day after the train left them, and
they know for certain.
Mr.. S. w. Washington on last
Tuesday evening resigned the posi-
tion of attorney for the corporation of
CharIcstown, and Mr.. Charles Porter
field WAS elected in his stead.
Messrs. Armcntrout & Tutwiler
have laid the foundation for an addi-
lion to the dwelling of Mr.. Amos
Dnmap, and Mr.. +. l.. BelIer is erect
ing the woodwork of the same.
The Milling Co. have such de-
maud for the - Primrose" and " SUI
periative'' fours, that they have been
obliged to drop their foreign orders
in order to supply the home trade.
Tho road from Zoar crossing to
Shenandoah junction is sadly in need
of.repair. The rough, rocky places
upon it, at least, can be made much
smoother, and they certainly ought
to be improved.
Edwin Sloan, brother of Mr.. J. d.
Sloan, of this place. received ccrtifi-
Gates of distinction and proficiency at
the recent commencement of the
Staunton Male Academy, Capt w.
II. Kahle principal.
a dastardly outrage was committed
last Wednesday night, upon the
young shade trees surrounding the
attractive new dwelling of Mr.. MINI
rod Trussell, seven of them being cut
off down to the top of the tree boxes.
Mr.. John Mcknight shipped from
his factory to New. York, last week,
large quantity of hard wood build
ing matcrial-principally mouldings
in black, white, red and chestnut
oaks, walnut, sycamore, cherry, &C.
Mcssrs. Woodward and Lothrop,
of the celebrated Boston Dry Goods
House, Washington, d. c., announce
in this issue that their summer cata-
loguc is now ready and will he mailed
free upon request. See advertise
ment in another column.
The Shenandoah Milling Co. s new
advertisement can be found in an
other column of this paper. They
desire to call the attention of the pub
lie to their large assortment of Dry
Goods, which have been purchased
at prices that the public shall have
the benefit of.
At the raising of barn on the
farm of the heirs of the late James
NJ. Brown, last Tuesday, heavy